H.L.’s Pale Ale is a highly aromatic and cleanly bitter beer with a crisp but fruity body.

Fun fact: H.L. means Home Little. The grandfather of Jeremy Pittman (co-founder of Rockpit) and a coal miner for the Red Jacket Coal Company until 1959 when he moved his family to Florida.

Homer is the man we’ve paid homage to with our brewery.

Our interpretation of a light lager. One that actually has color and doesn’t taste like beer flavored water.

Light bodied and crisp, this is sure to please those enthusiastic Coors, Bud and Miller drinkers and introduce them to what beer is supposed to taste like. 

Even the most ardent craft beer lovers will appreciate this light lager as it’s the style of beer brewed long before the bland, boring beers took over the world. 

You’ll also notice there isn’t any rice in our light beer. 

Fun fact: If you substitute the E with an O in Miner’s, this beer takes on a whole new meaning. One that we want to avoid. 

Medium-light in body with crisp, clean upfront bitterness. You’ll want to take time to savor the strong tropical and citrus notes that are prevalent in this all-american IPA.

Fun fact: A “Cackler” is what they called a miner who let others do the heavy work.

Sort of like Derek Zoolander (Click for video).

This coffee milk stout is smooth and silky with roasted coffee tones and a creamy finish. So easy drinking, yet totally anomalous.

Fun fact: Black strap is what miners called coffee. It’s also what they called the oil that went into their oil lamps in the early 1900’s. Which makes us think a lot of miners drank really bad coffee.

Luckily we used a VERY good coffee in this beer which you’ll absolutely appreciate when that first sip hits your tongue. 

Oh and “con leche” is spanish for “with milk”. This beer has nothing to do with Spanish culture but we couldn’t think of anything better to use. “With Milk” doesn’t look or sound cool at all. “Con Leche” looks and sound really cool. 

Go on… Say it… “con leche”.

Now say it with a Spanish accent. You feel cool, right?

Our RPB house blonde that’s easy drinking with a light, crisp finish. You might even notice a slight fruity note in the first few sips.

Fun fact: Blondin’s are aerial ropeways used in open pits in slate quarries to transport wagons loads of rock between locations.

Side note: Apparently it’s illegal to ride a blondin in an abandoned mining area. Wish they would have told me that before the authorities were alerted.

“Red, name’s Red”

“Red… Why do they call you that?”

“Maybe it’s because I’m Irish”

If you, like me, have seen The Shawshank Redemption more than a dozen times, that scene just popped into your head, didn’t it?

When I asked Jeremy what the name of our Irish Red IPA we’re releasing this week was, he simply responded “Name’s Red”

I knew exactly what he was referring to. I just replied, “That’s awesome!”

A simple name for a complex, malty & hoppy beer. You’ll see me sipping on it this Saturday. One of my favorite beers we’ve brewed so far and I’m not partial to IPA’s.

6.4%, 71 IBU

And for those who haven’t seen Shawshank, here’s the scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt75VjvRW34

Cheers, y’all!

The classic RockPit Sour treated with copious amounts of fresh Pineapple and just a hint of Coconut. Perfect for these Florida (or Hawaiian) Summer Days

This is the first in a series of many – Our take on the hard seltzer craze that is sweeping the nation. A smooth, balanced blend of Hibiscus and Grapefruit in a lightly carbonated filtered water base that will make you raise at least one eyebrow.

The addition of 50 pounds of elderberries bring out a complex and distinctive fruit-forward character to this traditional beer, with a slight tart note at the end. As the name declares: Its not wine. We promise!

Sunrises… The layers of orange, blue, pink and yellow sandwiched between the dark sea and sky are enough to bring tears to your eyes.

Much like the layers of a sunrise, this juicy double IPA will stimulate your senses with layers of tropical fruits like orange and papaya along with the pleasant aroma and bite of Ekuanot (Equinox) hops.

Be careful though… The 9.8% abv is undetectable and will sneak up on you quick.

If you ever find yourself in St. Augustine, you’ll find a gourmet popsicle shop called The Hyppo on the corner of Hypolita St and Charlotte St.

It’s where I was introduced to Paletas, which are Mexican Popsicles typically made with fresh fruit, milk / water and flavor-enhancing herbs and spices like datil or basil.

Saturday we’re introducing you to a new style of Berliner. The Paleta Sour.

When you take your first sip, you’re going to feel like we’ve melted down a Guava Paleta, carbonated it and poured it into the glass. 

It’s a bit more tart than a Paleta (it’s a Berliner, after all), but it’s super refreshing.

In Pune, Maharashtra, India there’s a hugely popular treat called the Mango Mastani milkshake. It’s made with Mango, Sugar, Fresh Cream and Mango Ice Cream. You can top it with Pistachios and a cherry if you prefer.

If you don’t have any plans on visiting India anytime soon, allow me to introduce an alternative for you: Our Mango Mastani New England Milkshake IPA.

Quite the mouth full.

Clocking in at 6.7% abv and 80 IBU (believe me, doesn’t taste like 80 IBU), this is our interpretation of that sweet concoction found on the other side of the world.

You’re going to get creamy sweet mango on the tongue followed by a bit a hoppy bitterness on the backend. 
Now it’s up to you to see how close we got this to a mango mastani milkshake!

Subtle caramel maltiness with undertones of bread from the Vienna malt, paired with a slight bitterness and ultra-clean hop character with highlights of fresh pine and fruit on the back-end.

A dry, citrusy, and peppery Belgian ale. Easy to drink and interesting in character.

A slightly hop-forward, moderately strong pale ale with a drinkability and refreshing quality that are critical components for a beer during these hot Florida afternoons

Diffusion Porter is our smoked oatmeal porter. We took some of our grain and had Cecil’s BBQ smoke it for us. The result? A super roasty, chocolately and slightly smokey porter. 

Cheers!

Starting with an exceptional wheat beer we added just the right amount of grapefruit and orange, topped it off with the zest of lemon and lime.

The result? An extremely enjoyable wheat beer with a citrus tang.

Fun fact: Sandy is Jeremy’s (co-founder of Rockpit) aunt and was pivotal in coming up with ideas like the coal wall and spent countless hours helping us build the brewery along with bringing dozens of friends in to help too.

Cheers to Sandy!